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J. PHILLIPS.

s01) CUTTER AND PULVERIZER.

No. 322,638. Patented July 21, 1885.

ATTORNEYS.

NITE STATES JAMES RUBEN PHILLIPS, OF \VEBSTER, DAKOTATEBRITORY.

SOD CUTTER AND PULVERIZER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,638, dated July 21, 1885.

Application filed March 1, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES RUBEN PHIL- LrPs, of \Vebster, in the county of Day and Territory of Dakota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sod Gutters and Pulverizers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of my improvement, part being broken away. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same, the tongue being removed. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the rear part of one of the side bars, shown inverted.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective machine for cutting in pieces sods and pulverizing' hard or baked soil.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

A are the side bars of the machine, the forward ends of which are beveled upon the inner sides and are hinged to each other by a hook-bolt, B, and an eyebolt or staple, O. The side bars, A, are connected at their middle parts by a cross-bar, D, to the ends of which are hinged by eyebolts E and long staples or U-bolts F the said middle parts of the side bars, A. V

G are the knives or cutters, the shanks of which are let into the under sides of the side bars, A, and have holes in their ends to reoeive the bolts H, by which they are secured to the said side bars, A. The knives G are further secured in place by the bars I, which cross the shanks of the said knives and are secured to the inner parts of the lower sides of the side bars, A, by bolts J passing through them and through the said side bars, A, at the rear edges of the shanks of the knives G. The knives G, at the inner sides of the side bars, A, are bent and twisted, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, to bring their blades into a suitable working position.

To supports K, attached to the side bars, A, in front of the ends of the cross-bar D, are hinged the outer ends of two bars, L, the inner ends of which are hinged to the lever M, upon the opposite sides of and equally distant from its pivot. The lever M is piv- (No model.)

oted to the center of the forward edge of the cross-bar D.

The lever M moves along an arched catchbar, N, attached to the forward side of the cross-bar D, and is provided with a pin, 0, or other suitable catch to engage with the said catch-bar N and hold the said lever M in any position into which it may be adjusted.

To the middle part of the cross-bar D is attached the lower end of the spring-standard P, to the upper end of which is attached the drivers seat Q.

R is the tongue, to the rear end of which is attached the center of the cross bar S. The connection between the tongue R and cross-bar Sis strengthened by the braces or hounds T, attached at their forward ends to. the said tongue R, and at their rear ends to the end parts of the said crossbar S.

Upon the rear ends of the braces or hounds T, or of bolts attached to the crossbar S, are formed hooks U, which hook into eyebolts or staples V, attached to the forward parts of substantially as herein shown and described,

and consisting of inclined side bars and a cross-bar, hinged to each other and provided with bent and twisted knives, adjustingbars, and lever, and a hinged tongue, as set forth.

2. The side bars, A, loosely connected at their forward ends and provided with knives on their under sides, cross-bar D, hinged to said side bars at or near their centers, a pivoted lever, and bars pivoted thereto at their inner ends on opposite sides of its pivot, the outer ends of said bars being pivotally connected to the side bars, whereby the said side bars may be rocked or partially rotated to cause the knives to enter a greater or less depth into the ground, as set forth.

JAMES RUBEN- PHILLIPS. 

